Mintlify vs n8n
Beautiful docs + AI search — used by Anthropic, Cursor, Perplexity
vs. Source-available workflow automation — fair-code, self-host or cloud
Pricing tiers
Mintlify
Hobby
$0. 1 editor. Unlimited pages. Mintlify subdomain. Community support.
Free
Pro
$150/mo. Custom domain, analytics, versioning, 10 editors. Commercial use.
$150/mo
Growth
$550/mo. API playground, OpenAPI, 25 editors, advanced analytics, SSO.
$550/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated support, HIPAA, SAML, custom integrations, large teams.
Custom
n8n
Community (self-host)
Source-available (fair-code). Free forever. Full feature set self-hosted.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Starter
€20/mo annual (~$22). 2,500 workflow executions. 5 concurrent. 1 shared project. Unlimited users.
$22/mo
Cloud Pro
€50/mo annual (~$55). Custom execution volume. 20 concurrent. 3 shared projects. 7-day insights.
$55/mo
Cloud Business
€667/mo annual (~$735). 40,000 executions. 30 concurrent. 6 projects. Self-host option. SSO, SAML, LDAP. Git version control.
$735/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 200+ concurrent. Unlimited projects. SLA. 365-day retention.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing hobby on Mintlify vs starter on n8n.
| Metric | Mintlify | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Mintlify · 15 features
- AI Chat — User-facing AI assistant trained on your docs.
- AI Search — Semantic search across docs.
- Analytics — Page views, search queries, CTR.
- API Playground — Try API endpoints from docs (OpenAPI).
- Custom Domain — docs.yourco.com.
- Custom Theming — Logo, colors, fonts, branding.
- Git Sync — Build on push to GitHub/GitLab.
- i18n — Multi-language docs.
- MDX — Markdown + React components.
- Multi-version Docs — Support /v1, /v2, /v3 side-by-side.
- OpenAPI Generation — Auto-generate docs from spec.
- Pre-built Components — Cards, Callouts, Tabs, CodeGroups, Accordions.
- SEO Optimized — SSR + structured data.
- SSO — SAML + OIDC (Growth+).
- Syntax Highlighting — Shiki-based, 100+ languages.
n8n · 19 features
- 500+ Integration Nodes — Apps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
- AI / LangChain Nodes — AI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
- Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance logging.
- Code Nodes (JS + Python) — Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
- Credentials Vault — Encrypted credentials per service.
- Environments — dev/staging/prod environments.
- Error Workflows — Global + per-workflow error handlers.
- Execution History — Full run log with inputs/outputs per node.
- Expression Editor — JavaScript expressions for data mapping.
- External Secrets — HashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
- Git Version Control — Version workflows in Git (Business+).
- HTTP Request Node — Full-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
- Queue Mode — Redis-backed execution queue for scaling.
- Schedule Triggers — Cron-based triggers down to the minute.
- SSO + SAML + LDAP — Business+ authentication.
- Sub-Workflows — Reusable child workflows.
- Variables — Global variables + per-workflow variables.
- Visual Editor — Drag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
- Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Mintlify | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | mintlify CLI | n8n CLI |
| REST | — | n8n REST API |
| MCP | — | n8n MCP |
| OTHER | AI Chat Widget, Analytics Dashboard, API Playground, MDX + mint.json, Mintlify Dashboard | n8n Editor UI, Webhook Triggers |
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